Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 156 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Look for the clues): Magic, spells, wishes, fairies, giants or dragons → fairy tale. A dangerous journey, exploring or escaping → adventure story. Something missing, clues, a secret or a detective → mystery story. Silly mix-ups that make you laugh → funny story.

1. 1.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a detective or suspects
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Detective Dog
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Escape from Crocodile River
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a detective or suspects
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Stranded on Storm Island
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Escape from Crocodile River
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Burping Buffalo
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Climb to the Clouds
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Princess and the Spell
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Who Took the Trophy?
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp

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